Promised much, delivered little... - Consultant bei Node4: Mitarbeiterbewertung

2,0
9. Juli 2025
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Pros

There are a lot of good people here and if you are lucky to get a good line manager then they will shield you from the chaotic internal politics that seem to leave the organisation in a permanent state of dysfunction. In theory, there are a wide range of opportunities due to the wide spectrum of capabilities within the company, but the reality is that you are left on your own and no thought is given to how your skills could help across the wider company. Flexible working is available, but there is very little consideration for home workers so you will find yourself left out of any events or perks which happen at an office (eg food wagons). You will need to make the effort if you want to be involved even if there is no real benefit to being in the office for your role.

Kontras

The organisation is struggling to merge the workings of multiple acquisitions and in trying to appease different groups have only succeeded in building resentment and deepening the divide between the different parts of the organisation. As a result there is too much churn at a senior/board level (3 MD's in 2 years for the Digital Practice) and as such, there is no clear strategy for the business. The lack of any form of diversity at board level is embarrassing for a modern company in 2025 and really doesn't reflect the wider workforce... If you are not part of the "main groups" then you are left to your own devices with no support or clear path for personal development so prepare to be forgotten about. (No contact with my line manager for the past 6 months...) Development reviews are rare, pay increases even rarer and even then they are way below inflation and the increasing cost of living. Disparity in levels of salary and benefits across the organisation following acquisition of companies.

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5,0
17. Juli 2023
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Pros

Node4 is very fast and learn more easily.

Kontras

But I didn't earn more money.

2,0
9. Juni 2026
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Pros

- Boots-on-the-ground staff are absolutely fantastic, with a real sense of camaraderie amongst engineers & support staff. - Good day-to-day perks (free tea/coffee & other amenities). - A strong sense of general appreciation on an engineer level from customers, with customers sometimes feeling like colleagues. - Fairly flexible working location once trust has been established. - Line managers listen to concerns around the business structure (and try their best to action things).

Kontras

- Far too much focus on new business, to the detriment of maintaining existing contracts. This is the company's biggest downfall. Once business is in, they don't seem to care about keeping it. - Unrealistic delivery timelines to customers. The consulting team works to the best of their capacity, but can only deliver quick solutions that have key elements (i.e., access for engineers to troubleshoot issues) missing or misconfigured, due to them being incredibly busy. - The company over-promises to customers, then leaves reactive support teams to deliver on those promises - no matter how unrealistic the request. - Issues that are raised almost never make it far up the chain, and do not get actioned. - Teams are designed to be in direct competition with each other - leading to a non-collaborative & toxic working environment. - Everything is left to the reactive teams to sort, with the attitude being 'Just sort it for the customer'. - No time is allocated for training, yet solutions introduce new technologies that teams are expected to support. - Promises of career advancement are false, with promotions only going to those favoured ('jobs for the boys'). - The job title means very little - with 2nd-line engineers being involved with projects & consulting-level requests. - As a result of the above point, pay is far below that at which is expected for work being carried-out.

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